Gather knitting needles and yarn
Make a slip knot
Cast on stitches
Hold the needle with cast-on stitches in your left hand
Insert the right needle into the first stitch
Wrap the yarn around the right needle
Pull the new loop through the stitch
Slip the old stitch off the left needle
Repeat to make knit stitches
Learn the purl stitch
Alternate knit and purl stitches if needed
Keep stitches even
Count your stitches regularly
Follow a simple pattern
Bind off when finished
Weave in loose ends
Practice with a small scarf or dishcloth